HAPPY GBYS EVE!

Get Ready, Get Set, Shop! Eat! Mingle With Neighbors! The 5th annual Great Brookland Yard Sale is shaping up to be the best yet.

As if you need it, here are the basics again:

WHAT IS GBYS? : The Great Brookland Yard Sale is a set date for Brookland residents to host concurrent yard sales. Once again this year, the GBYS is organized by the Brookland Neighborhood Civic Association (BNCA).
WHEN IS IT? : Saturday May 12th from 10:00 AM until 2:00PM (individual yard sale times can vary)
RAIN DATE : Sunday May 13th
WHERE IS IT? : All over the neighborhood, in individual seller’s yards!. Please see the map for individual addresses and information.
WHERE CAN I FIND OUT MORE INFO ? : Check out http://brooklandcivic.org/gbys-2012/ for general information. http://brooklandblog.blogspot.com/ and http://brooklandavenue.com/blog/?tag=gbys-2012 for more real time information and posts about the GBYS
WHO DO I CONTACT IF I HAVE QUESTIONS OR IF I WOULD LIKE TO ADD A YARD SALE? : Send an email to BrooklandCivic@yahoo.com
WHAT ARE MY DINING OPTIONS?:

• PORC Food Truck will be parked at First Time Computers (12th and Irving NE)
• Guildfield Missionary Baptist Church: Home-Made Fried Fish, Fried Chicken, French Fries, Hot Dogs, Cheeseburgers, Sodas, Juices and Water, Fresh-Baked Cakes and Pies
• Jamilyaa’s Gourment Tacos and Gourmet grilled Hot Dogs (at St Anthony Catholic School Spring Market)

WHAT IF I DON'T SELL EVERYTHING / OR I HAVE STUFF TO GET RID OF BUT DON'T WANT  TO HAVE A YARD SALE?: You're in luck! The Menkiti group will have a donation truck parked at First Time Computers from 1:00-3:30pm. Donations go to Goodwill and you will get a donation receipt.

HOW MANY YARD SALES WILL THERE BE? HOW CAN I MAXIMIZE MY TIME?: Over 75 yard sales! Wow! Check out the map to the left of this post OR pick up a printed map at the corner of 12th and Newton and make a plan. Many of the yard sales have descriptions of what they are selling.

ANY OTHER HIGHLIGHTS?: Why yes!

• Chocolate City Beer, Growler (beer) sales, sellers and possible food truck 12:30 - 4:30
• St Anthony Catholic School Spring Market, multiple sellers/food: 9:30AM-2:30PM
• Greater Brookland Garden Club Plant Sale: 12th and Newton Streets 10AM-4PM
• Guildfield Missionary Baptist Church, multiple sellers/food: Market in Parking lot 8AM-4PM
• DC’s Different Drummers – a non-profit community band. an assortment of items – Computer table, electric lawn mower, household and office items, collectibles and old sheet music too.
• Brookland History Book Sale and Signing: 1pm – 3pm
• Dance Place 3500 12th Street NE (12th and Monroe) Vintage & Collectible Shop Clearance. Lots Of Treasures 12pm – 5pm
• House Studio DC
• Excel Movement Studios
• Brookland Artspace Lofts, Group of multi disciplined artists displaying & selling their work.

And much, much more. See you then!

GBYS - Right Around The Corner!

The weather forecast for Saturday is a sunny 77 degrees with only a 10% chance of rain - YAY! We have an amazing 73 yardsales signed up - so there should be something for everyone. Don't forget to spread the word about the GBYS! If you have any questions or would like to add  a yard sale, it's not too late. Simply send an email to: BrooklandCivic@yahoo.com

GBYS Highlights

We are less than one week away and the GBYS is gearing up to be the best ever! In addition to the 50+ yard sales, here are some stops along the way you may want to take note of:

• GBYS Map Pick-up 12th and Newton Streets
• Greater Brookland Garden Club 12th and Newton Streets 10AM-4PM
  5th Annual Plant Sale (Annuals, Perennials, Natives, Vegetables, Herbs, and Tropicals)
  For more info, please contact: (202) 526-4120
• Dance Place 3500 12th Street NE (12th and Monroe) 12pm – 5pm
  Dance Place will be utilizing 3500 12th Street, NE for the entire month of May as a location to promote Dance Place events and to hold a community yardsale to benefit our free programs and scholarships.
• Guildfield Missionary Baptist Church 1023 Otis Street, NE, Church Parking Lot 8am – 4pm
  Food For Sale: Home-Made Fried Fish, Fried Chicken, French Fries, Hot Dogs, Cheeseburgers, Sodas, Juices and Water, Fresh-Baked Cakes and Pies
  Items for Sale: Plants, Vinyl Records, Imported African Clothing, Avon Products, Tools, and much more. Space and Tables Available: For more information, contact JSutton1055@gmail.com or Bro. Charles at (202) 635-0317.
• Chocolate City Beer Brewery 2801 8th St NE (between N Edgewood St & N Hamlin St)
  Beside selling their delicious beer, the Chocolate City Beer Team is offering space in front of the brewery. If you need space to set up your table, come and use the yard space of the brewery. Contact them at http://www.chocolatecitybeer.com/
• DC Different Drummers, 3700 13th Street, NE
  We will have items from multiple households so we will have big selection of items.
  Our part in the yard sale will benefit DC’s Different Drummers – a non-profit community band.
• Brookland History Book Sale and Signing, 1502 Otis Street NE 1pm – 3pm
  Brookland History Book Sale and Signing. Brookland is a vibrant contemporary neighborhood with strong roots in its rich past. Come learn more about it with John J. Feeley, Jr., Brookland native and author of the newly-published book Images of America: Brookland. The book uses archival photographs to tell Brookland’s interesting story. Meet the author and pick up a signed copy here!

If you are interested in participating in the GBYS send an email with your yard sale info to brooklandcivic@yahoo.com also check out the GBYS page at the Brookland Neighborhood Civic Association.

Extra Stuff? Donate it at the GBYS!

Too busy to have a yard sale at the GBYS? Or, so eager to get rid of your unsold items you are willing to donate them? We are hooking you up with a donation truck which will be parked at First Time Computers at the corner of 12th and Irving NE from 1-3:30pm on GBYS day (Saturday, May 12). People can drop off goodwill donations and get a donation receipt when they come.

GBYS Hearts Food Trucks

For the first time, the GBYS will have food trucks in attaendance for your dining pleasure!

• The PORC Food Truck will be with the donation truck at First Time Computers (12th St. NE and Irving)
• Chocolate City Beer is also working to have a food truck by the brewery like they do most Saturdays.

Stay tuned in the next few days for the finalized details about the food trucks

1 Week Till GBYS - Time To Sign up!

The 2012 Great Brookland Yard Sale is one week from today! (Saturday May12th) We have 50+ yard sales already signed up. If you would like your yard sale added to the printed map, please send your yard sale information this weekend to brooklandcivic@yahoo.com ASAP to ensure that you are on the printed map. If you decide to add your yard sale later than that, no worries it will still get added to the GBYS google map but it won’t be on the printed map after Monday. (The updated map is to the left of this post.)

Chocolate City Beer Joins GBYS!

Chocolate City Beer will be having Growler Hours from 12:30 - 4:30 the day of the GBYS! Take a break from yard sale hopping to pick up some fresh brew.
Growler: $6
Growler/Filled: $16
Fill your Own Growler: $10

Besides selling their delicious beer, the good guys at Chocolate City Beer are offering space in front of the brewery for those that need a spot to set up a yard sale table.
The brewery is located at  2801 8th Street NE, Washington DC, 20017
Contact them at http://www.chocolatecitybeer.com/

Registration is now open for the 5th Annual Great Brookland Yard Sale!

HOW DO I SIGN UP?: To participate please email the BNCA at  BrooklandCivic@yahoo.com and include your name, address and hours of your sale. If you want to super charge your sale, you can also provide a list of items and pictures. The information you provide will be posted to a dynamic google map on line and will be used to create a printed map to be handed out to buyers. This will help you stand out and help buyers find your sale among the many we hope to occur that day.

WHAT IS GBYS?: The Great Brookland Yard Sale, GBYS, is a set date for Brookland residents to host concurrent yard sales. The GBYS is organized by the Brookland Neighborhood Civic Association (BNCA). There are three goals for the GBYS: 1) To bring people from across the city into Brookland to see what a great community we have. 2) To get all of us out and about to meet our neighbors and 3) To get rid of our stuff and make a little bit of money.

WHEN: Saturday May 12th from 10:00 AM until 2:00PM (individual yard sale times can vary).

WILL PEOPLE SHOW UP?: Thus far, the GBYS has been a very successful event. But, it takes work. Like previous years, this is a volunteer event and a lot of the coordination will be done via the BNCA Website, The Brookland Avenue Blog, the BNCA Facebook page, the Brookland Listserv, this blog, and posters and flyers. We hope everyone in the Brookland community will do our part to get the word out.

Individuals are encouraged to share information about the GBYS with their neighbors (especially those who aren’t on the internet!), other neighborhood list serves, with local churches, your office-mates and so on. As in previous years, we will create a dynamic map of the yard sale and make it available to print for each yard sale to distribute to your shoppers. Last year the attendance was strong and it was a great event.

WHAT IF I DON'T HAVE A YARD? (Or don't live in Brookland or near heavy foot traffic?): You can still participate in the Great Brookland Yard Sale! St. Anthony Catholic School and Guildfield Missionary Bapist Church are offering tables/space for prospective GBYS sellers.

St. Anthony's

St. Anthony's is renting tables for $20.00, or bring your own table for a $15 fee. 

Tables will be on 12th Street between Lawrence and Monroe beginning at 7:30 AM. 

The sale generally runs from 9:30 AM until 2:30 PM.

Cash is accepted or checks may be made out to "St. Anthony Catholic School."

For more information, contact Michael Thomasian, Assistant Principal.  michael.thomasian@catholicacademies.org  (202) 526-4657, ext. 105

Guildfield Missionary Baptist Church 

Guildfield Missionary Baptist Church will also be renting tables for $20 

1023 Otis Street, NE, Church Parking Lot from 8:00 AM until 4:00 PM

For more information, contact   JSutton1055@gmail.com Bro. Charles at (202) 635-0317.

TIPS: We can create the event and conditions favorable to the yard sale, but can’t guarantee that those attending will want to buy what you are selling. However, participants who provided more details about their yard sale – items for sale, pictures, etc, tended to have more traffic and sold more things. Location helps too; those on the edge of Brookland got less traffic than those in the heart of Brookland.


For general info about the GBYS email brooklandcivic@yahoo.com or visit http://brooklandcivic.org/gbys-2012

GBYS 2012 Flyers are here!

Great Brookland Yard Sale 2012 Flyers have been designed and will start being posted around town. We are getting ramped up and excited - hope you are too!

Great Brookland Yard Sale 2012! Save The Date!

The Brookand Civic Association (BNCA) will be organizing the Great Brookland Yard Sale again this year.

Please save the date - Saturday, May 12th - for the yard sale. There will be much more info to come. Check for periodic updates on the BNCA site. and for updated postings here. We are still fleshing out plans, if you have any questions or suggestions, please email us at BrooklandCivic@yahoo.com and we will do our best to field the inquiry.


Last year we had a phenomenal turnout, lets make this year even better.

Looking forward to a successful 2012 Great Brookland Yard Sale!